"Is this the most difficult moment? Well, you don't need to strain to find something wrong with this game," said Baldini.

"There is bitterness and disappointment, because we represent a club with great fans and they have the right to not be happy with what's going on. We knew it would be difficult to build this project and with every defeat it gets tougher.

"Nobody is happy on a day like this, but we believe this project is worth fighting for. I saw improvements in games against Novara and Lecce, while Udinese last week wasn't so bad either.

"Unfortunately, we barely got a chance to see what we could do in Florence, because we went down to 10 men with a penalty and it all became more complicated. Add on the difficult week we've had and the pressure got to the squad."